Many people living near Nam Son dumping site in Hanoi’s outlying district of Soc Son gathered to block rubbish trucks from entering.

Recycling or incinerating the 10,000 tons of waste produced per day in Ho Chi Minh City is no easy task. The outdated and mostly unregulated waste collecting system only adds more obstacles to the situation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overlapping and ineffective co-ordination between ministries and agencies has been blamed for poor solid waste management in Vietnam’s rural areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Waste collection in Hanoi remains a major problem for authorities and sanitation companies.

A group of students from HCMC University of Technology (Hutech) have created an organic waste automatic compressor for household use which treats waste on the spot. 

The chairman of the People’s Committee of Ha Noi, Nguyen Duc Chung, has asked the Department of Construction to enhance supervision of waste collection units, 

VietNamNet Bridge - A lot of people have become rich by running garbage collection rings, considered valuable assets transferred from generation to generation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee, Pham Quang Nghi suggested raising the environmental levy on households in the capital, arguing the current fee is too low.